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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Working Groups." Institute of Medicine. 2013. Strengthening Human Resources Through Development of Candidate Core Competencies for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18348.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Working Groups." Institute of Medicine. 2013. Strengthening Human Resources Through Development of Candidate Core Competencies for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18348.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Working Groups." Institute of Medicine. 2013. Strengthening Human Resources Through Development of Candidate Core Competencies for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18348.
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F Working Groups DEPRESSION GROUP Joshua Ssebunya Project Coordinator, Programme Sylvia Kaaya (Facilitator) for Improving Mental Head of the Department of Psy- Health Care (PRIME) chiatry and Mental Health Research Program Muhimbili University College Consortium (RPC) of Health and Allied Sciences Makerere University and Butabika National Hospital Dixon Chibanda Psychiatrist PSYCHOSIS GROUP Zimbabwe David M. Ndetei (Facilitator) Lara Fairall Director Head, Knowledge Translation Africa Mental Health Foundation Unit University of Cape Town Lung Arvin Bhana Institute Executive Director Human Sciences Research Charlotte Hanlon Council Psychiatrist and Epidemiologist Associate Professor of Addis Ababa University Psychology King’s College London University of KwaZulu-Natal Inge Petersen Jonathan Burns Department of Psychology Professor and Head of the University of KwaZulu-Natal Department of Psychiatry University of KwaZulu-Natal 103

104 CANDIDATE CORE COMPETENCIES FOR MNS DISORDERS IN SSA Abebaw Fekadu Sheila Ndyananbangi Clinical Lecturer National Coordinator, Mental Department of Psychiatry Health Services Addis Ababa University Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda Fred Kigozi Executive Director and Senior M. Boy Sebit Consultant Psychiatrist Associate Professor of Butabika National Referral and Psychiatry Teaching Mental Hospital Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Juliet Nakku Ministry of Health Omar Siddiqi Republic of Uganda Honorary Lecturer University of Zambia EPILESPY GROUP ALCOHOL USE GROUP Adesola Ogunniyi (Facilitator) Professor of Medicine Solomon Rataemane University of Ibadan (Facilitator) Head, Department of Psychiatry Walter J. Koroshetz University of Limpopo Deputy Director National Institute of Neurologi- Atalay Alem cal Disorders and Stroke Professor of Psychiatry Addis Ababa University Ana-Claire Meyer Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco, Kenya Medical Research Institute

APPENDIX F 105 Lukoye Atwoli Mashadi Motlana Psychiatrist and Lecturer, Clinical Manager, Senior Department of Mental Lecturer Health Tara Hospital Moi University School of University of the Witwatersrand Medicine Lusanda Rataemane Alan Leshner Clinical Psychologist Chief Executive Officer University of Free State American Association for the Advancement of Science

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One of the largest treatment gaps for mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders in the world can be seen in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 80% of people with serious MNS disorders living in low- and middle-income countries do not receive needed health services. A critical barrier to bridge this treatment gap is the ability to provide adequate human resources for the delivery of essential interventions for MNS disorders. An international workshop was convened in 2009, by the .S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous Systems Disorders and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) Forum on Health and Nutrition, to bring together stakeholders from across SSA and to foster discussions about improving care for people suffering from MNS disorders and what steps, with potential for the greatest impact, might be considered to bridge the treatment gap.

Due to the broad interest to further examine the treatment gap, the IOM forum organized a second workshop in Kampala, Uganda on September 4 and 5, 2012. The workshop's purpose was to discuss candidate core competencies that providers might need to help ensure the effective delivery of services for MNS disorders. The workshop focused specifically on depression, psychosis, epilepsy, and alcohol use disorders. Strengthening Human Resources Through Development of Candidate Core Competencies for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: Workshop Summary outlines the presentations and discussions by expert panelists and participants of the plenary sessions of the workshop. This summary includes an overview of challenges faced by MNS providers in the SSA, perspectives on the next steps, the 2009 workshop, and more.

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